WorksheetsOT5015 Week 9b
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is NOT included as a definition of motor control
How the CNS organizes movement
How we quantify movement
The rate in which a person learns motor skills
The nature of movement
Which would not be a common condition/disability with known motor deficit features
Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Down Syndrome
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
As described in lecture, balance is defined as
The position in which our bodies are held when we sit, stand or lie down
The neutral alignment needed to perform complex motor experiences
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
An even distribution of weight enabling some to remain upright and steady
A therapist decides to recommend a wrist splint to help their client with CP be more effective with hand use. This is an example of decreasing what in order to allow for more accuracy in movements
Attractor States
Synergistic movements
Degrees of freedom
the complexity of the task
According to motor learning principles, children learn best when the movement is performed in _____ situations
Controlled
Variable
Similar
Complex
According to motor learning principles, children learn best when activity is _____
helpful
meaningful
stressful
short
There are three stages in the development of motor control. What is the 3rd stage?
Cognitive
Assessment
Autonomous
Associative
A child perceives themselves to be ‘tall’. This is an example of the child’s
Body schema
Body image
Body awareness
Propriception
Which is true of the cognitive stage of motor control development
Skills are refined
Errors are common
Skills are transferred to different settings
Skills are retained
Children with disabilities must learn to adapt to new, different, or unexpected situations. Making ______ in controlled settings allows children to resolve problems in a safe space.
errors
decisions
calculations
moves
